Directors are rarely held legally accountable for decisions that have poor outcomes. A key reason is that courts have asserted that the exercise of director’s business judgment should be immune from judicial review. Thus classifying a decision as a business judgment provides directors with a powerful shield from accountability. Yet the meaning and boundaries of the concept of business judgment and the consequences of review/non-review have received little attention. The project aims to address this gap by:

Establishing what is meant by business judgment

Identifying how the courts apply this concept

Assessing to what extent directors’ decisions in England and Wales should be subject to review by the courts.

Project award: £281,517

Project Updates

Project Paper shortlisted for Award!
We are delighted that the paper titled: ‘The Concept of Business Judgment’ co-authored by Professor Andrew Keay and Professor Joan Loughrey was shortlisted for the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) 2017 Best Paper Prize.